Old Men In Love
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Old Men In Love is a postmodern novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray that blends fiction, autobiography, and literary pastiche through the fragmented manuscripts of an aging author.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Men In Love Context triple: [Alasdair Gray, notableWork, Old Men In Love]
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Grumpy Old Men
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Men In Love Target entity description: Old Men In Love is a postmodern novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray that blends fiction, autobiography, and literary pastiche through the fragmented manuscripts of an aging author.
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A.
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 American comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as feuding elderly neighbors whose rivalry is reignited when a new woman moves to their small Minnesota town.
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B.
Three Men and a Little Lady
Three Men and a Little Lady is a 1990 American comedy film and sequel to "Three Men and a Baby," following three bachelors as they navigate raising a young girl and confronting the possibility of her moving to England.
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C.
Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age is a dramedy television series that follows three middle-aged friends as they navigate the personal and professional challenges of midlife.
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D.
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection is a 1998 romantic comedy-drama film starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd that explores the complexities of love and friendship between a pregnant social worker and her gay best friend.
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E.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
Love and Mr. Lewisham is an early novel by H. G. Wells that explores the romantic and social struggles of a young, idealistic schoolteacher in late Victorian England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ |
| author | Alasdair Gray ⓘ |
| containsFictionalCommentator | various invented critics ⓘ |
| containsFictionalEditor | Sydney Workman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Alasdair Gray ⓘ |
| criticalReception | mixed to positive reviews ⓘ |
| describedAs | late work of Alasdair Gray ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | John Tunnock ⓘ |
| follows | The Ends of Our Tethers ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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literary pastiche ⓘ metafiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Alasdair Gray ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | John Tunnock ⓘ |
| hasPart | rewritten earlier texts by Alasdair Gray ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Scottish history
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aging ⓘ artistic creation ⓘ politics ⓘ self-reflexivity in literature ⓘ sexual desire ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0747583860 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780747583860 ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Scottish English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
frame narrative
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intertextuality ⓘ metafictional commentary ⓘ pastiche ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | fragmented manuscripts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending fiction and autobiography
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reworking of Gray’s earlier unpublished material ⓘ use of fictional editors and commentators ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pages | 320 ⓘ |
| partOf | Alasdair Gray bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Glasgow ⓘ |
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